Purpose and Use of a Kennel
Dogs, like their wild cousins, wolves, are naturally den animals. If introduced correctly, kennels provide a sense of security - a refuge where your dog can go whenever he needs to get away from the high activity level of your home or just wants some peace and quiet.

Reasons to purchase a Pet Porter: Housebreaking: It is a dog's natural inclination toward dens that makes kennels so useful to housetrain puppies. Since puppies will not normally soil an appropriately sized den, the Pet Porter is extremely effective for helping puppies gain control over their bladders. They help reduce the number of accidents you will have to clean up, and cut in half the time it takes to teach puppies where they are supposed to relieve themselves. When it comes to housebreaking a new puppy, there is nothing that makes the training go faster or easier than a kennel. The right size kennel is one in which your pet can lie down, turn around, and have three to four inches of extra head space when sitting or standing. While the right-sized kennel may seem too confining or too small to you, it isn't for your dog. With the correct size kennel housebreaking is often completed in 10 to 14 days.

Protecting the Puppy and Your House: Kennels are useful during the puppy period as a way to protect your home from mad dashes that knock over the plants and furniture, destructive chewing, and other uncontrollable behavior. Kennels help prevent puppies from forming bad habits when they are not under a watchful eye. As an adult, the kennel will be just as useful. If puppies are introduced to a kennel correctly, they will not resent them and most will actually consider them their private hideaway spot. This quiet den-like refuge is good for high-activity households, particularly those with young children.

Traveling: Traveling with pets is safer and easier when you use a kennel to contain them. Kennels are a sensible choice if you plan on traveling with your pet by plane. Plastic crates are required by law. Some owners feel kennels provide a greater sense of security and privacy for their pets.

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Aspen Pet Porter 21&quot; Pet Porter
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Great product
Great product great quality and fair price would recommend
July 15, 2015

Good quality pet carrier
I found the Aspen Pet Porter to be very easy to assemble, the directions were very simple and clear. Assembled the Aspen Pet Porter is easy to carry (I purchased a medium) and for the pet it has a nice smooth, snag free interior. It also has plenty of ventilation slots so the dog gets enough air without overheating in the enclosed space.
July 7, 2015

This is an excellent product, with great value.
The kennel is well constructed, easy to assemble, and easy to open. The gate mechanism is smooth and glides well so only 1 hand is needed to open the kennel.
June 28, 2015

Excellent quality. Very sturdy. Well made.
We use this in our car and it is exactly what we wanted - very sturdy, safe and the door has a well made, heavy duty closure that won't spring open. I bought a pad for it and my puppy loves it. It is the best made of any of the carriers we considered.
June 14, 2015

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The Aspen Pet Porter has one door which you can set to open left or right. The roof is solid and does not open, at least not on the Medium sized one. There are no vent holes across the back just the wire door and along both sides.

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There is only 1 door, and the 2 sides are vented on the top half. There are no vents in the back, but with the door there are the 3 sides that are vented which is the minimum for airline shipping. The smaller 2 sizes (which are the only two I have bought) come with a sturdy handle mounted to the top of the kennel.

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Yes. It comes with screws and plastic bolts that are easy to twist on. I have used this carrier with multiple airlines and haven't had a problem other than we needed to drill holes for the zip-ties (however one airline had long enough zip-ties to tie to one of the vents on the side).

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The smallest 2 sizes (which are the only sizes I have ordered so far) do come with a handle that is attached to the top of the kennel. The whole kennel is pretty durable and the handle is beefy but comfortable.

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